The light painting course finished at around 1AM on the Sunday morning. 5 hours later I was back at the beach for an early morning engagement shoot with Natsumi and J.P.

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

Natsumi and I had already chatted about the look she wanted for the photographs. It allowed us to make decisions on what they were going to wear and how I would shoot. I decided on using natural light with reflectors. The final images are all very similar to how they looked in camera. I had originally thought I would give the following images an Abercrombie style sepia tint in Photoshop, but the cool blues of the sky and ocean would have lost their magic. I also consciously kept the images bright, aiming to give them a certain freshness and vitality.

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

Both Natsumi and J.P. were relaxed in front of the camera, and it wasn’t long until they had forgotten about posing and were just enjoying hanging out at the beach.

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

Natsumi & J.P. Engagement Shoot

All in all, a great shoot with a lovely couple. Congratulations to you both 🙂